(しちぶだ)

しちぶだて
noun
whipped to soft peaks (cream)
1. whipped to soft peaks; whipped about 70 percent
A stage of whipping cream where it thickens and forms soft peaks that fold over, but is not yet stiff. Literally "seven-tenths whipped." Used when a soft, pourable texture is wanted.
(なま)クリームを七分立(しちぶだ)てにする。
Whip the cream to soft peaks.
七分立(しちぶだ)てのクリームをそっと()ぜる。
Gently fold in the soft-whipped cream.
ムースには、とろりとした七分立(しちぶだ)てのクリームがちょうどいい。
For mousse, cream whipped to soft, flowing peaks is just right.

A baking term literally meaning "seven-tenths whipped," formed from 七分(しちぶ) (seven parts) + ()て (whipping, from 泡立(あわだ)てる). Describes cream at a soft-peak stage that still flows slowly and folds over on the whisk.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 七分立(しちぶだ)てにする: to whip to soft peaks
  • 七分立(しちぶだ)てのクリーム: soft-whipped cream

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 八分立(はちぶだ)て: whipped to firm peaks — one stage stiffer, holds its shape
  • 泡立(あわだ)てる: to whip, to beat — the underlying verb